Once there was a widower who married a proud and haughty woman for
his second wife. She had two daughters, who were equally vain. By his
first wife, he had a beautiful young daughter who was a girl of
unparalleled goodness and sweet temper. Along with her daughters, the
Stepmother employed the daughter in all the housework. When the girl
had done her work, she sat in the cinders, which caused her to be
called "Cinderella"…